World-Crisis in China, 1900. a Short Account of the Outbreak of the War With the "boxers," And Ensuing Foreign Complications, Including Also a Sketch of Events Leading Up to the Distracted Situation in the Chinese Empire
World-Crisis in China, 1900. a Short Account of the Outbreak of the War With the "boxers," And Ensuing Foreign Complications, Including Also a Sketch of Events Leading Up to the Distracted Situation in the Chinese Empire
Allen S Allen Sinclair Will
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The troops landed at Honen Ku, 85 miles northeast of Port Arthur and attacked on November 4 the forts at Kinchau, which were promptly captured, the 1500 Chinese defenders making but a feeble defense. In a few days the six forts at Talienwan were attacked from the rear after a bombardment and were captured with a rush, the garrison of 3000 men running away after firing a few shots and leaving their arms and standards as they fled toward Port Arthur. The Chinese force at Port Arthur consisted of ...15,000 men, who were not trusted by their commander, being composed, as usual, of coolies. He sent to Tientsin for reinforcements and Prince Kung, who was then in control, grudgingly gave him 2000 men. Kung had displaced Li Hung Chang, who had fidlen into disfavor at Pekin as a result of the Chinese reverses and had been deprived of his yellow jacket — the royal color — ^his peacock feather and other marks of distinction. Despite the weakness of the coolie army, some of the preparations for defending Port Arthur Digitized by VjOOQIC THE 0HIKESE-JAPANE8E WAB.
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